Wine & Beer
Homebrew Competition
How does your homebrew beer stack-up against the competition? From ales to a variety of specialty beers, this annual competition attracts home brewers throughout Oregon. Statewide bragging rights are at stake.
The Oregon State Fair Home Brew competition sanctioned by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) and by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP). The entry deadline is Wednesday August 5, 2009
Join us for the awards ceremony scheduled for Saturday September 5, 2009 at 1pm during the Oregon State Fair! The ceremony will take place near the Backyard Grill & Microbrew Pad.
Entry Form and Category Listing
Drop-off Locations:
- Oregon State Fairgrounds
2330 17th St. NE Salem, OR 97301 (Mon - Fri 8am to 5pm)
- F.H. Steinbart in Portland
234 SE 12th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 (Mon -Fri 8:30am to 5:30pm) & (Sat. 9am to 1pm). Located on the corner of SE 12th and Pine streets in Central SE Portland - Corvallis Brewing Supply
119 SW 4th St. Corvallis, OR 97333 (Tues - Fri 11am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 5pm)
For more information contact Jeff.Trejo@state.or.us.
Amateur Wine Competition
A panel of five professional and seven amatuer judges will taste, score and award Blue, Red and White Ribbons within each classification and bronze, silver and gold medals to the top Oregon winemakers These award winning wines will be recognized during Celebratiton Oregon!, the Oregon State Fair's signature wine tasting event, Friday, August 28, 2009, held in the beautiful Hart of the Garden. Tickets ($45) for Celebration Oregon! are available at www.ticketswest.com.
Amateur Wine judging will be held on July 8 and 9, 2009. Selected from the Blue Ribbon Award winners, one wine from theViniferia and Fruit/Berry categories will be presented Amateur Best of Show at Celebration Oregon!. Entry forms and fees are due to the Oregon State Fair by June 2009. Winemakers reception July 16th, time/location TBA (participanting winemakers).
- 2009 Introduction and Judges (PDF)
- 2009 Wine Categories (PDF)
- 2009 Entry Form (PDF) - email
- 2009 Entry Form (PDF) - mail/fax
To see 2008 results, check the specific competition page below, or to see all results, enter "Competition Results" (in quotes) in the search box or on the search page and you'll get a listing of all results to date.
Professional Wine Competition
New for 2009!
Professional wineries from all over Oregon will be excited to learn about a NEW Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals will be announced on Monday, August 3rd! Best of Show, Best of Red and Best of White will be announced at Celebration Oregon!
- Entry forms and fees are due to Oregon State Fair no later June 2009.
- Professional Wine judging will be held on July 15 and 16, 2009
- 3 or above wine entries - $40.00 entry fee for each wine entered, 1-2 wine entries - $50.00 entry fee for each wine
